02 Jun 1899
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Newspaper
Cuba Advocate
Location
Cuba, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1899
Page
1
Local market prices for butter eggs lard potatoes and poultry are listed alongside town notes. The page reports residents and officials including sick lists, store work, court visits, new buildings, windmills, a July meeting, and a cattle market update with 27 head sold in Kansas City.
Church services listed by denomination with pastors and schedule. Secret societies Cuba Camp No 1122 and Woodmen events noted with meetings and officers. Local social updates mention visits, travel, and requests for a pony and sewing machine.
The new Union elevated line is now open along Van Buren Street, bringing improved transit access to the area. Police and city officials celebrate the milestone, with riders expected to benefit from faster commutes and safer elevated routes.
Rock Island Pacific Station advertises rapid Chicago travel via the new Union Elevated Loop with trains every minute stopping at the Rock Island station. Passengers can reach major stores in the downtown district for a five cent fare and a two cent stamp buys a bird’s eye view map of Chicago and the Loop system. John Sebastian promotes mailing details for the map.
A 25 cent book promoted by 7th Charles H Kerr & Co Chicago offers arguments for free silver and a shift from gold standard. The pamphlet, arranged by A D Warner, bills itself as self confessed former gold bug materials. Special arrangement allows copies to be sold at 10 cents each or 81 per ounce.
A historical notice announces a 200K book on the financial question by Senator Stew and a subscription offer. It promotes the book as elementary and instructive with clear style and editing. The same edition also advertises a horse colt for sale and lists W. N. Kennison as contact for power and a related office inquiry.
A fragmented column notes Minnie Morford sewing in Wayne with local sightings of Mr Hanrper from Nebraska. It mentions bicycle mishaps a party for Mrs A McKenzie, gifts from neighbors, and various farm concerns amid light rain and wind. Betsy and Sally appear as guests.
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